Narrativa e romanzi

Maiwa&Apos;S Revenge

H. Rider Haggard · 1888 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1888 . First edition. Cloth. A rare example of the first edition of this popular Allan Quatermain novel by H. Rider Haggard. The first edition, first impression of this work.This thrilling Haggard novel involves Allan Quatermain going on a hunt...

Lustrum ; the Fear Index ; an Officer and a Spy

Robert Harris · 2009 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London , Hutchinson , 2009-2013. First edition. Hardback. A collection of atmospheric historical crime novels written by Robert Harris. The first editions, first impressions.In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Robert Harris is a British novelist and former journalist. He ...

Eva Trout, or Changing Scenes

Elizabeth Bowen · 1969 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this novel telling the story of Eva Trout, by Elizabeth Bowen First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. Written by Irish and British novel...

Ivanhoe: The Story of the Film

Sir Walter Scott · 1952 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, Edward Arnold & Co, 1952 . Cloth. The uncommon film tie-in edition of Scott's 'Ivanhoe', illustrated with stills from the 1952 motion picture starring Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Fontaine. The first edition thus, being the uncommon abridged tie-in edition ...

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel Garcia Marquez · 1982 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1982 . Cloth. A smart copy of the first UK edition of this novel by novelist Gabriel García Márquez, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Th...

Black Swan Green & the Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

David Mitchell · 2006 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Scepter, 2006-2010 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully presented set of two first editions by David Mitchell. First editions, in the publisher's original cloth binding. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet has a beautiful pictorial binding, while Black Swan Gre...

The Walrus Hunters

Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1893 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, J. Nisbet & Co. 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated adventure novel by Ballantyne. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and fou...

An Expensive Place to Die

Len Deighton · 1967 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Jonathan Cape, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this spy novel by Len Deighton, with the original Top Secret In Transit Docket insert. First edition. With the original Top Secret In Transit Docket insert containing a collection of important document...

The Burden of Proof

James Barlow · 1968 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1968. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling crime novel from Barlow, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Against the decadent and explosive backdrop of a world of crime, this novel traces every step of the p...

The Turquoise Dragon

David Rains Wallace · 1985 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, The Bodley Head, 1985 . First edition. Paperback. An exceedingly scarce uncorrected proof copy of this work by David Rains Wallace, in the striking, unclipped dust wrapper. The uncorrected, proof copy of the work, published in 1985 for wider publication in May 1986. In...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon · 2003 · Rooke Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Oxford, David Fickling Books, 2003 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition of Mark Haddon's popular mystery novel, in the original dust wrapper for the children's edition of the work. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the origina...

The Book of Romance

Andrew Lang · 1902 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

London, Longmans, Green, and Co, 1902. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of one of the short story collections of Andrew Lang, this volume including the tales of ancient folklore, complete with illustrations throughout. The first edition.Illustrated with a colou...

The Distance between Us

Maggie O'Farrell · 2004 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

London , Review , 2004. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of Maggie O'Farrell's haunting novel of past and present truths and lies. The first edition. In the original clipped dust wrapper. The Distance Between Us is a tale of truth and lies. It is a haunting...

The Rose of Tibet

Lionel Davidson · 1962 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.47 | $521.85 | ¥83,333)

London , Victor Gollancz , 1962. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce first edition of The Rose of Tibet a gripping story of adventure and plot twists. The first edition. Very scarce. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The Rose of Tibet is a gripping adventure story set...

On Chesil Beach

Ian McEwan · 2007 · Rooke Books

£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.74 | ¥10,337)

London, Jonathan Cape, 2007 . First edition. Hardback. The Waterstone's 25th Anniversary Edition of Ian McEwan's Booker Prize shortlisted novella. The first edition of this work. The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original paper...

It Happened at the Cape

Kathleen Lindsay · 1931 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, Herbert Jenkins, 1931 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this thrilling novel from Kathleen Lindsay, remembered as a prolific writer of historical romance novels. The first edition, first impression of this very scarce work.In this thrilling tale,...

Memories of the Old Emigrant Days in Kansas, 1862-1865 Also of a Visit to Paris in 1867

Mrs Orpen · 1926 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

London, William Blackwood, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon illustrated autobiography by Adela Orpen. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 2 monochrome photographic illustrations. Collate...

Sir Lancelot of the Lake

Lucy Allen Paton [trans] · 1929 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London, George Routledge , 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce illustrated romantic prose about Sir Lancelot from the thirteenth century, translated with an introduction by Lucy Allen Paton. The first edition. An American edition was published the same...

Drawn from Life

Ernest H. Shepard · 1961 · Rooke Books

£33.00 (€39.56 | $43.60 | ¥6,962)

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated autobiography by Ernest H. Shepard. The first edition. With monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations throughout by the author. Collated complete. In the publisher's orig...

The Comedians

Graham Greene · 1966 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, The Bodley Head, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this politically inspired novel from Graham Greene, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Set in Haiti under the rule of Francois Duvalier and his police, this novel follows a...